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Saturday, May 30, 2015

WELCOME SUZANNE ROSSI TO SMART GIRLS READ ROMANCE

By Suzanne Rossi

Hi everyone.

Before I say anything, I’d like to
thank Caroline Clemmons for inviting me to join the “Smart Girls Read Romance
Blog.” I’ll be here on the 30th of each month (guess I get February
off ) with what I hope will be interesting views into my world of writing.

Sasha Bellwood hates being psychic,
but is forced to deal with her abilities when she witnesses a murder through
the eyes of the victim. She is not fond of skeptics.

Detective Reed McIntyre hates being
stuck on the cold case desk. Almost killed in the line of duty, he’s itching to
get back into the action. He thinks psychics are frauds.

With Sasha’s abilities increasing
daily, the two must overcome their suspicions of each other and their growing
attraction to track down a serial killer before he strikes again.
Unfortunately, the murderer already has both in his sights and is stalking them
through the streets of Memphis.

How far can Sasha push her powers of
the mind, and will she and Reed survive to claim a future together?

Finding the bludgeoned body of bestselling author Isadora Powell
sends Anne Jamieson and her four remaining critique partners into a panic. All
have secrets and motives for seeing the woman dead.

mysterAnd the victim, a genius at
research, knew what lay hidden. With Anne leading the way, they attempt to help
the police solve the crime. But each bit of evidence unearthed peels another
layer from those secrets. Lies to the police and each other trip them up at
every turn. Can they find the murderer before he or she strikes again? Could it
be one of them? And can the budding relationship between Anne and lead
detective Gil Collins flourish under a cloud of suspicion?

Okay, now that I have the blatant
self-promotion out of the way, let’s move on.

I was born and raised in Indianapolis,
Indiana—actually, a small town north of
there called Carmel. Well, it was small
when I grew up. Not so much anymore. I’ve been married 46 years (which
conflicts with the fact I am only “39” years old and have been for some time
now) come August to a man who thoroughly gets what I do, God Bless him. I have
two sons and seven grandchildren. I’m also a dog lover. The more, the merrier—both
grandkids and dogs.

At present I live in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida living just
five miles from the beach. That’s far enough away to avoid the crowds, but
close enough to enjoy the sand and surf on occasion.

My passions are my family, reading,
writing, wine (must have wine!), shopping, and sitting on my lanai watching the
boats go down the canal heading for the ocean. I love Italian and Mexican
cuisines, but, in order not to resemble the Goodyear blimp, try to follow the
Atkins diet. Sometimes I even succeed.

As time passes, you’ll discover I
can be sarcastic, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I use a lot of it in
my books along with humor. Can’t live without humor. It keeps me sane,
especially during the times when that stupid plot line just won’t come together
like I want.

This is me in a nutshell—I love
clichés. I hope you don’t find me bland or boring. In June I’ll get down to the
nitty gritty (see, told you I loved clichés) and give you some insight on how I
view the world and my writing.

It looks like you have the 'best of both worlds' - far enough from the ocean to avoid the crowds but not so far that you can't enjoy the sand and surf. I'm an hour from the Oregon Coast and seldom venture over there from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend. Fall, Winter and Spring are lovely times to spend a long weekend.

Welcome to our group Susan. I have some novellas with TWRP, too. I hope you'll enjoy your time blogging with us. I'm not the best at keeping up with everyone else's posts. My writing contracts this past 12 months have been insane and I'm almost done with one, except for edits and release promo. I might get to be human again. Once more, WELCOME!

Thanks everyone. I'm looking forward to doing this once a month. I, too, sometimes don't comment, but that doesn't mean I don't read the blog. Keeping pace, Vonnie Davis, can sometimes be an all out effort. I've been known to read as many as 7 or 8 postings at one time. LOL

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